caufe by bare affirmation, and prevent difputes. The Apoflle in. timateth no fuck diflinc`tion, Rom. 16. t. I 'Coy. z i. i8, 2o, 22. 16. [ WhenYe. come together in the Church , :I hear that there be divi(ions amongyou. Whenye come together therefore into one place , this is not to eat the Lords Supper,] r6. We haveno Each Cuffome, nor the Churches ofGod] Here the Church of Corinth is Paid tocome together into one place: And for them that fay , This is perpartes , and (o that one place is many to the whole ; I anfwer, the Apolfle faith not to a part, but to the whole Cheerch,that they cometogether in one place, and therefore the plain obvious fence mull ffand, till it be difproved. And withall hecalls the ChriflianAffemblies in the pluralnum- ber L Churches : ] for its plain that it is of Afirembly Cuftomes that he there (peaks. Sot Cor.14.there is plainly expreffed that it was a particular Affembly that was called the Church, and that this Affembly had it in many.Prophets, Interpreters;& others that might fpeak. Verfe 4. [He that `Prophefieth,Edifieth the Church] that is, Only that Congregation that, heard. And Verfe 5. Ex- cept be interpret that the .Church may receive Edifying ] And /trfe i 2. j Seek, that yemay excell to the Edifying ofthe Church.] 'erfe. 19. L In theCburch I had rather fpeak five words with my underfianding , that I mayteachothers alto. ] And Verfe 23. I, f therefore the whole Church be come together intoone place, and all fpeakwith tongues ] One would think this is as plain as can be fpoken, to affureus that thewhole Churches thenwere fuch as might, and ufually did come together for holy communi- on into one place. So :Verfe28. [ Ifthere be noInterpreter, let binskeepfslence in the Church : ] And which is more, left you think that this was Tome one (mall Church that Paul fpeaks of, he denominated] allotherparticular Congregations,even Ordered Governed Congregations, [Churches] too. Verfe 3 3. For God is not the author of confufionbut ofpeace, as in all the churches of the Saints.]So that all the Congregations for ChriftianWorfhip, are called, 'Ill the Churches oftheSaints. And it feems all as well as this,fo fiordwith Prophets and gifted men that they need not take up with one Bl(hop only for want of matter to have made fubjecd Elders of : And Verfe 34. [ Let your women keep fälence in the Church ] for it is a fhame for a woman to fpeak in the Church. ] So that CO many Afltembltes,fo manyChurches. Object.
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